David Wong's Blog

Trailer for the new John Dies at the End Novel!

The new book is out in two weeks, once again we have made an elaborate trailer. Two of them, in fact: There's a six-minute version that's basically a short film set in the JDATE universe:

https://youtu.be/eKM1ulQfzcs

And a normal trailer-length one in case you're short on time:

https://youtu.be/B_sZSXeZLQE

These are written by me, directed by the great Garrett DeLozier, who does all of my trailers. The new book is out in two weeks but available for pre-order now, just search for the title: 'If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe' wherever you buy books. Yes, there's an audiobook, it's at Audible and Amazon. We DO still have signed copies available at no additional charge, but that offer is ONLY for pre-orders, after Oct 17 those will be gone. Those can only be bought here: https://bit.ly/SignedJDatE4

NOTE: I am moving to a new Goodreads account under my real name, I'll be deactivating this one soon. Go follow me at:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thanks!

-Jason

An original song for anyone who is horny for books

Made by Auralnauts for the upcoming novel in the John Dies at the End Series, I present to you: Books Are My Aesthetic (Theme from "If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe”), this is an original track, dedicated to anyone who's horny for books:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-l86...

It's up on tiktok and Instagram if you want to post yourself dancing to it or whatever people do over there.

Get the song off iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/book...

Pre-order the novel, out in October 2022:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rfTaJd

B&N: https://bit.ly/BNJDatE4

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/BookShopJDatE4

Subscribe to Auralnauts: https://www.youtube.com/c/Auralnauts

I remain dedicated to making my book promotion as ridiculous as possible.

I've moved my goodreads account over to my real name, please follow it here as this one will go dormant soon:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I have signed a new 3-book deal with the publisher

I've posted the news at my new Goodreads page (I started a new one under my real name, I'll be letting this one go dormant):

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

Again if you want to continue to get updates then go follow that account instead of this one:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thanks!

-Jason Pargin, who used to write under the pseudonym David Wong

The upcoming book is up for review on NetGalley

For those of you who do book reviews and have access, the new book in the John Dies at the End series is up on NetGalley:

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo...

Who is the one person who downvoted the cover??? Had to have been a mistaken click

Order signed copies of the upcoming novel at no extra cost!

It's not a contest or anything, I've just agreed to sign all of the pre-ordered copies from this bookstore, you can have them shipped to you same as if you order from Amazon etc. The details are at my new Goodreads account:

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

I'll be abandoning this one soon (I wanted a goodreads page under my real name instead of the David Wong pseudonym, but it required making a new one) so if you want to keep up with updates, please go follow the one linked above! Thanks!

The next book in the 'John Dies at the End' series is up for pre-order now!!!

It's called If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe, it comes out this fall but don't wait to pre-order if you're sure you want it, pre-orders are everything for an author like me! Buy links:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rfTaJd

B&N: https://bit.ly/BNJDatE4

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/BookShopJDatE4

BAM: https://bit.ly/BAMJDatE4

Also I've started a new Goodreads page under my own name (I've dropped the David Wong pseudonym) so please go follow this one:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thanks!!

A series of updates, and also happy holidays

Hope all is well, here's some important updates:

I have a new Goodreads author page that you should follow if you want to keep up with my work (new book out next year!), now that I'm going under my real name instead of a pseudonym:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

(Goodreads can't change author names, so we created a new page).

I have a blog/newsletter that is completely free and doesn't even require registration if you just want to read the posts in your browser, here's the most recent column on how simplistic good vs evil narratives make it harder to solve real-life problems:

https://jasonpargin.substack.com/p/ho...

If you're Kindle Unlimited users, the first books in both of my series are now up on that service for free (John Dies at the End and Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits).

My next book is the fourth book in the John Dies at the End series, titled If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe. It'll be up for preorder early next year, out in the fall. Again, if you want to be notified when key stuff happens with that, follow me at my new Goodreads account:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I've created a new Goodreads profile, please go follow that one

Now that I'm writing under my real name, I've created a new profile (Goodreads can't change names on these), here it is:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thanks!

Win signed posters/books for John Dies at the End!

Hey we're doing a contest for fans of John Dies at the End, be it the books or the film. Details at the link below but the short version is they want short videos just saying/showing what the series means to you (got a JDATE tattoo? Make fan art? Dress as the characters for Halloween? Just really like the books a lot?). You can post them anywhere and just submit the link to the form here:

https://www.phantasm.com/what-does-jo...

Please see the rules, there are (as you'd expect) limits on age and region, and we do want to show off the videos publicly so please consider that if you're worried about the public seeing it!

Aside from that, just a general reminder that I'm writing the fourth John and Dave book now, it'll be out next year and will be published under my own real name - I'm retiring the David Wong pseudonym (all previous books will be re-issued under my real name as well!). Be safe, get vaccinated as soon as you can!

-Jason

Pseudonym change, other updates

As I mentioned a couple of months ago, the next release (the paperback of Zoey) will be under my own name as I retire the David Wong pseudonym. The plan is to re-release all of my other books under my real name as well, I don't know the exact timeline but probably this fall. You'll see the change roll out here and on Amazon etc as everyone switches over.

The next book is the 4th in the John and Dave series, I haven't thought of a title yet but I'm sure it'll be stupid. I've written 108,000 words on it and it'll probably be around 120,000 or so when finished. I'll probably have a finished draft this summer and then will let it sit, then come back and do a bunch of editing before turning it in (writer tip: let your manuscript sit for a bit before going back to review it! You'll have fresh eyes! Mistakes will jump out at you!)

This has been a brutal year but I have no room to complain compared to friends and family who've been in and out of hospitals, lost power in the recent winter storms and had their careers derailed by COVID and broader shifts in the economy. My goal is to not put any of that into this next book, my goal isn't to depress the reader, there are other industries that provide that service.

Hope you all are doing well, if you're not, we'll get through it together.